Connie Reed

Travel Writer, Chicago Travel Examiner

Connie Reed, a lifelong Chicago area resident, loves to explore new places and share her stories, focusing mostly on the Midwest. Her work has appeared in several online publications, and she authors her own blog, www.midwestwanderer.com.

You wait all winter for the snow to melt and the greens to green. You take out your clubs, shine them up and practice your putt. But how many times do you really make it out to the golf course come spring? If you’re like many golfers, you enjoy playing, but green fees can be pricey. Not so in Rockford. With five municipal golf courses, all at reasonable rates, your clubs can come out of the closet and get the workout they were meant to have.

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